When there are weekend events happening over the summer, Wareham Week will feature them in this little round-up we like to call Wareham Weekend.

Got something you’d like to see here? Be sure to e-mail Editor Jaime Rebhan with the details at jaime@warehamweek.com.

Here’s what’s happening around Wareham this weekend.

Friday, August 10

Ride the rails with the firemen

The Wareham Firemen's Association will be riding the rails across the Railroad Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal on Friday, August 10, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Boarding will be a 6 p.m. at the Buzzards Bay Train Station.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $10 for children under 12, and $3 for children under 5.

Light refreshments will be available during the train trip. Beverages, including beer and wine, will be available for purchase.

For tickets or more information, please contact Melissa Bourne at 508-295-6534 or Claire Maxim at 508-295-5821.

Saturday, August 11

The Cape Verdean Festival has been postponed until Sunday!

Cash Mob at Old Company Store

A nation-wide trend, the "cash mob," will be coming to the Old Company Store on Elm Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

A cash mob is a large group of people that descends en masse at a small business to shop and support the local economy.

Customers will be encouraged to pay in cash like the old days before credit cards ruled and cash was king. Anyone who makes a cash purchase will be entered into a raffle for one of three $25 gift certificates to the Little Red Smoke House in Carver.

But cash is not the only thing from the past at Saturday's event.

An antique car show and the 50's cover band Daddy-O will also be on hand to take customers back to the days of sock hops, drive-ins, and roller skating waitresses.

There will also be a vintage soda fountain, a selection of retro penny candy, the old-fashioned pickle barrel, and swan boats donated by A.D. Makepeace in the pond.

The Onset Youth Center will also have balloon animals and raffles to benefit its programs.

Radio Station FUN 107 will be broadcasting the festivities live with DJ Michael Rock. Attendees are encourage to "flash their cash" as FUN 107 makes a video of the event that they it will display on its website and Facebook page.

Sunday, August 12

Bird Island Challenge

Wareham environmentalist Richard Wheeler will join paddling and rowing enthusiasts for the 10th annual Bird Island Challenge starting from Zecco Marine in downtown Wareham on Sunday.

All proceeds from the event will help the Gleason Family YMCA provide financial assistance to youth, families, and seniors.

Paddlers and rowers are encouraged to join for fun or for competition in one of three courses. The length of the courses are three miles, six miles, and 13 miles -- which will circumnavigate Bird Island in Marion.

Boats of all sizes including canoes, rowing shells, kayaks, and whaleboats are encouraged to join.

Check-in and breakfast begins at 7 a.m. A mandatory captain’s meeting held by Race Director Hannah Moore will follow at 7:30. The challenge begins at 8 a.m.

Registration costs $45 and includes breakfast and lunch.

To register or for more information, contact the YMCA at 508-295-9622 or e-mail Jo-Ann Watson at jwatson@ymcasouthcoast.org.  Registration forms may also be downloaded from the YMCA Southcoast website at www.ymcasouthcoast.org.

Cape Verdean Festival

The annual Cape Verdean Festival was postponed to Sunday, August 12, due to the threat of inclement weather on Saturday.

The event kicks off at 10 a.m. with a parade from Lopes Field to the Stone Bridge. Admission is free.

Musical guests will then perform at the Onset Band Shell and dozens of vendors will fill the village to sell their wares.

A full schedule events is as follows:

10 a.m. - DJ Lady K of Lady K Productions will provide music.

The parade will also begin at 10 a.m. at Lopes Park and end at the Stonebridge.

11 a.m. - MC and Onset Cape Verdean Festival Association Officer Tiny Lopes will conduct opening ceremonies. Teddy Matthews will sing the U.S. National Anthem and Carla Ribeiro will sing the Cabo Verde National Anthem.

11:10 a.m. - The Vale da Ribeira Brava Band from Bridgeport, Connecticut & Carlos da Graca

12 p.m. - Recognition of Onset Cape Verdean Festival Association Staff and Production Team. Introduction of Guests and a Zumba Dance performance.

12:30 p.m. - The Magma Sound Band (Awgwshto, Tiny, Manny, Anderson, Paulo & Djamila).

1:15 p.m. - “Golden Artists,” Big J., Carla Ribeiro, Yahyass, Ingrid & Vargas..

2:45 p.m. - “Victorious,” a Dance Group from Brockton

3 p.m. - Onset Ensemble featuring top musicians and vocalists (Denis Mota, Spencer, Galvão, Joel, Kanya, Nena’s, Rosa Mestre & Djosinha).

4 p.m. - Ritinha Lobo & Onset Ensemble

5:15 p.m. - Tó Alves & Band

6 p.m. - Drawing for four $250 cash prizes.